Melbourne Asian Cup Quarter Finals, Sunday at Darebin

The quarter finals of the Melbourne Asian Cup will take place on Sunday November 30 at Darebin International Sports Centre featuring Afghanistan 1, Afghanistan 2, Australia, Australia A, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan and Vietnam.

The quarter finalists qualified after three exciting qualifying rounds held at the Darebin International Sports Centre on October, 26, November 9 and November 16, 2014..

The tournament is organised by the Melbourne Chinese Soccer Association with support from the Victorian Multicultural Commission, Melbourne Victory FC, Football Federation Victoria (FFV) and the Local Organising Committee of the AFC Asian Cup 2015.

While the preliminary matches will be played at Darebin International Sports Centre, the grand finalists will play off at Etihad Stadium ahead of Melbourne Victory’s clash with Sydney FC on December 13.

Ken Lam, President of the Melbourne Chinese Soccer Association said "Melbourne Chinese Soccer Association was happy with the qualifiers saying "The football in the qualifiers was exciting and high scoring with 132 goals over 24 games."

"The eight quarter finalists are all equally matched and we look forward to some great match ups."

Melbourne Victory FC Chief Executive, Ian Robson, said " It has been fantastic to see the Melbourne Asian Cup tournament go from strength to strength. Melbourne Victory FC is delighted to be able to engage diverse communities through football and to partner with the Melbourne Chinese Soccer Association again this year to deliver this great community event. We look forward to seeing the finalists compete at our annual U-Nite match on December 13 before Melbourne Victory take on Sydney FC at Etihad Stadium.